City Council Approves Architect for Grays Building Design, Tables Abatement Issue
Sulphur Springs City Council approved all items proposed on Tuesday night’s agenda, except one. The council considered, but opted not to take action Tuesday night, regarding a tax abatement, the terms of which have not been fully met. The Economic Development Corporation notified the city by letter that, during a review of tax abatement certifications, Ocean Spray Cranberries was found to not be in compliance with the terms of...
Moore Files For Place 6; City Council Approves Bids for Sunset Street Rebuild
Tuesday, January 22nd, following a special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council, Doug Moore filed to seek election to Place 6 on the council. Moore, who currently serves in Place 6, was appointed to the place following the resignation of Dan Froneberger. Froneberger resigned the place midway through his term to pursue more time with family and other pursuits. Doug Moore, left, filed to seek election to Place 7 on the Sulphur...
Votes Canvassed, New Council Members Take City Council Oath
Thursday afternoon, May 10, 2018, four new members of the Sulphur Springs City Council received the oath of office following a canvass of Saturday’s municipal election. The four will receive the oath once again in a more formal setting when the council convenes for its June regular session. Mayor John Sellers read the official vote totals and declared Erica Armstrong, Jimmy Lucas, and Norman Sanders elected by the voters. Doug...
Moore Appointed to Sulphur Springs City Council Place 6
Doug Moore was appointed to Sulphur Springs City Council Place 6 Tuesday night during the May regular session of the council. City Attorney Jim McLeroy addressed the council regarding the proper procedure to fill the vacancy on the council created by the resignation of Councilman Dan Froneberger. McLeroy noted the Section 2 of the city charter: “If a vacancy occurs in the council the remaining members of the council, by a majority...
2 Days Left To File Candidacy For Municipal, School and Hospital District May 7 Elections
So Far No Candidates Are Challenged In May 7 Sulphur Springs and Yantis ISD Board, Sulphur Springs City Council Elections With only 2 days left to file, and so far only as many candidates are reported to have filed so far as places on May 7, 2022 Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees, Yantis ISD Board of Trustees, Sulphur Springs City Council and Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors Elections. The filing deadline is the...
Candidate Filing Continues Through Feb. 18 In Municipal, School Elections
Candidates have 7 1/2 days left to file for places on May 7 municipal and school election ballots. As of Tuesday afternoon, neither the Sulphur Springs and Yantis ISD School Board Elections nor the Sulphur Springs City Council Elections candidates had drawn challengers. Candidate filing continues through Feb. 18, 2022. SSISD logo Sulphur Springs ISD All three incumbents — Craig Roberts, Leesa Toliver, John Prickette — filed candidate...
Filing For School And Municipal Elections Continues; All Reports So Far Are Of Uncontested Races
With a little less than 2 weeks left in the filing for school and municipal elections, all reports thus far are of uncontested races in Hopkins County. Sulphur Springs In Sulphur Springs, the incumbents are the only candidates who had filed candidacy in both the City Council and school board elections. School Board On the first day of the filing period, Kerry Wright and Jason Dietze filed candidate applications seeking a place on the...
Planning & Zoning Commission Approves Final Subdivision Plat Request, 2 Three-Story Apartments Planned
The Sulphur Springs Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a request from BGE, Inc. of Fort Worth, to combine two lots in Z. Jewell Subdivision, located northwest of the League and Bell Street intersection into one plat 5.488 acres plat for pair of three-story apartments. The Zoning Board of Adjustments also gave approval this week to Sergio Mendez’s request for a variance to setback requirements to construct a...
Pat Fallon Receives Republican Nomination For Congressional District 4
August 8, 2020 – Pat Fallon of Prosper received the Republican Party’s nomination for Congressional District 4 Saturday. Fallon replaces John Ratcliffe on the Nov. 3 ballot. Ratcliffe resigned the position upon being confirmed in May as the director of national intelligence. Pat Fallon, Congressional District 4 Republican nominee In order to be considered, a candidate had to be nominated by one of the county or precinct...
Hospital District Board Approves Asbestos Mitigation Fees
Hopkins County Hospital District Took action Tuesday evening on three items toward construction of a new EMS/Hospital District Building. Hospital Board members were also sworn in and officers selected at the 6 p.m. meeting June 23. Board Election Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors at the close of filing had only 4 candidates for 4 seats – Dr. Bill Dietze, Tim Kelty, Kristi Shultz and Chris Brown. Thus, the board was...
